mission on tri-lateral labour relations from Singapore has offered to

Hanoi (VNA)- A mission on tri-lateral labour relations from Singapore has
offered to help Vietnam address difficulties in establishing labour unions in
foreign-invested enterprises.

The guests expressed interest in the issue at a working session with the Vietnam
General Confederation of Labour (VGCL)’s Deputy Executive Chairman in Hanoi on
Nov. 5.

Host and guest also discussed the VGCL’s concerns which arose during its
involvement in revising the Labour Code.

For his part, Binh emphasised on the VGCL’s major goal to build harmonious and
sustainable labour relations.

He said to reach the end, trade unions have taken initiative in meeting and holding
negotiations with foreign investors.

The Singaporean delegation shared their experience that labourers made redundant
during enterprise restructuring should be provided opportunities for training to
improve their skills as a way for them to get new jobs or meet new demands.

The guests recommended Vietnam pay attention to a reconciliation mechanism or
the presence of a third party in negotiations in establishing labour relations.

On this occasion, the VGCL presented the insignia “For the Cause of Trade
Unions”, the highest honour by the VGCL, to Teo Yock Ngee, General Secretary of
the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees.

For years, Teo Yock Ngee has helped the VGCL hold a number of training courses for
Vietnamese workers and public employees that dealt with experiences related to
female trade members, grassroots trade unions, promoting memberships and business
doing for trade unions.

He has also contributed to expanding relations between the VGCL’s union of public
employees and counterparts in Asia and the Pacific as well as helped the Union of
Public Employees attend several international workshops.--Enditem